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RESOLVED: That subject to the above amendments, the minutes of the meetings held on 3 November and 1 December 2025 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee considered the Council’s social media protocol against available social media protocols from other principal councils; (b) That the WLGA be contacted to determine if/when its current guidance on the Use of Social Media will be updated; (c ) That the Committee felt that the WLGA guidance could form the basis of a new Flintshire County Council Social Media Protocol with the inclusion of the additional items put forward during the meeting; and (d) That a draft Protocol be presented to a future meeting of the Committee for consideration.
RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be agreed subject to the above amendments.
RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the number and type of complaints.
RESOLVED: That feedback from the Ethical Liaison meeting be noted.
(link to recording) There were no declarations of interest.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That subject to the above amendments, the minutes of the meetings held on 3 November and 1 December 2025 be approved as a correct record.
MINUTES (link to recording) The minutes of the meetings held on 3 November (agenda item no.3) and 1 December 2025 (agenda item no3) were submitted. 3 November 2025 – Accuracy Page 5: Minutes to be amended to reflect that it was held as a hybrid meeting not a remote meeting. Page 7: third bullet point – Penyffordd Committee Council to be amended to read Penyffordd Community Council. RESOLVED: That subject to the above amendments, the minutes of the meetings held on 3 November and 1 December 2025 be approved as a correct record.
(link to recording) None. The Chair drew attention to the next meeting of the National Standards Forum and invited members to raise items they wished to be included on the agenda. The following items were suggested: • the practices adopted by Standards Committees across Wales to compile their Annual Report and whether Members are included in the process; and • progress on the consultation of the Model Local Resolution Protocol by One Voice Wales.
(link to recording) There were no dispensations.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee considered the Council’s social media protocol against available social media protocols from other principal councils; (b) That the WLGA be contacted to determine if/when its current guidance on the Use of Social Media will be updated; (c ) That the Committee felt that the WLGA guidance could form the basis of a new Flintshire County Council Social Media Protocol with the inclusion of the additional items put forward during the meeting; and (d) That a draft Protocol be presented to a future meeting of the Committee for consideration.
(link to recording) The Chief Officer (Governance) presented the report (agenda item no.6) to review the social media protocol. The following amendments were agreed: David Wynn-Davies suggested that Flintshire produced its own social media protocol. Following a suggestion by Gill Murgatroyd, it was agreed that enquiries would be made with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) to ask when its Social Media guidance would be updated. It was agreed that Flintshire County Council required a specific Social Media policy and that reference to an updated WLGA guidance would be acceptable as a working template. The following points were suggested for inclusion and guidance in the Flintshire model: • provision to be made for Members to sign to say they have read and understood the terms of the policy • moderation of comments • guidance on Welsh language • guidance on confidential items • inclusion of unfair and inaccurate information • implications of forwarding/endorsing information RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee considered the Council’s social media protocol against available social media protocols from other principal councils; (b) That the WLGA be contacted to determine if/when its current guidance on the Use of Social Media will be updated; (c ) That the Committee felt that the WLGA guidance could form the basis of a new Flintshire County Council Social Media Protocol with the inclusion of the additional items put forward during the meeting; and (d) That a draft Protocol be presented to a future meeting of the Committee for consideration.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be agreed subject to the above amendments.
(link to recording) The current Forward Work Programme (agenda item no.7) was considered and the following changes agreed: • Feedback on enquiries with the WLGA on the Use of Social Media Protocol - March 2026 • Flintshire Standard - March 2026 • Planning Code of Practice - June 2026 • Feedback from the last Ethical Liaison meeting - 2 March 2026 Feedback from the joint meeting with Town and Community Councils held on 2 November 2025 was noted. RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be agreed subject to the above amendments.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the number and type of complaints.
(link to recording) The Chief Officer (Governance) presented a report (agenda item 8) on the number and type of complaints. It was agreed that the Chief Officer (Governance) would contact the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to chase progress on a complaint that has remained under investigation since May 2024. RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the number and type of complaints.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That feedback from the Ethical Liaison meeting be noted.
(link to recording) The Chair and the Chief Officer (Governance) provided feedback from the Ethical Liaison meeting held on 20 October 2025. RESOLVED: That feedback from the Ethical Liaison meeting be noted.
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